Fender Custom Shop Ltd 1954 Roasted Strat JNM Relic Cimarron Red

What a stunning Ash body Strat. Providing the players with an expertly crafted special anniversary guitar combining some first class upscale specifications with traditional looks and excellent playability. This Fender Custom Shop Ltd 1954 roasted woods Strat in Journeyman Relic Cimarron Red has lots to offer any player after any 50's influenced high end Strat. In particular we love the 1-piece roasted quartersawn maple neck with 07/54 Soft "V" profile and the set of Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat pickups. The Cimarron Red nitro Joruneyman Relic finish perfectly re creates the look and feel of a comfortably played in guitar without taking the relic work too far. It hist the perefct spot between nicely aged and not over the top. This is a simply stunning guitar and will appeal to both players and collectors equally. 

The one-piece roasted quartersawn maple neck is fashioned with a special 70th anniversary Soft “V” profile based on an incredible Strat® neck from July 1954, topped by a 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 21 narrow tall (6105) frets and a 1.625” bone nut. Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’54 Strat® pickups deliver that classic Strat® voice with clear, bell-like highs, routed through vintage '54 Strat® wiring with wax paper cap and five-way switching.

Read on to find out a bit about the story behind this rather special and very upgraded limited edition model. To celebrate 70 years of the Stratocaster—the platinum anniversary of the world’s greatest electric guitar—the Fender Custom Shop introduces the Limited Edition Roasted ’54 Stratocaster® Journeyman Relic®. Its two-piece select ash body (with offset seam on the treble side) resonates with singing highs, sweet midrange and tight lows, and wears a sensational Journeyman Relic® lacquer finish in Wide Fade Chocolate Two-Color Sunburst, Natural Blonde, ’55 Desert Tan, Aged Black, Cimarron Red and Aged Desert Sand.

All in all it’s a distinctive combination of 1950s-inspired aesthetics, with other premium features including an eight-hole gold anodized pickguard, 1954-style ABS white pickup covers and control knobs, Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners, disc string tree, special 70th Anniversary Stratocaster® neck plate, deluxe embroidered hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

SN: LXX0680
Weight: 7lbs
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition 1954 Roasted Stratocaster Journeyman Relic, Cimarron Red
MODEL 9236091156
NECK MATERIAL 1-Piece Quartersawn Roasted Maple
NECK FINISH Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE 07/54 Soft "V"
NECK THICKNESS .940"
NECK BUTT WIDTH 2.190"
NECK THICKNESS 12TH FRET .970"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL 1-Piece Roasted Quartersawn Maple
POSITION INLAYS Black Micarta Dot, 0.25" (6.35 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS 21
TRUSS ROD Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
STRING NUTBone
NUT WIDTH 1.625" (41.3 mm)
BODY 2-Piece Select Ash with Offset Seam
BODY FINISH Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BRIDGE Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
PICKGUARD 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
CONTROL KNOBS Vintage-Style Skirted White Plastic
SWITCH TIP White ABS
HARDWARE FINISH Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES Vintage-Style with Fender® Logo
STRING TREES Vintage-Style Disc
STRINGS Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
NECK PLATE 4-Bolt with 70th Anniversary Engraving
BRIDGE PICKUP Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Single-Coil Strat
MIDDLE PICKUP Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat
NECK PICKUP Custom Shop Hand-Wound '54 Strat
CONTROLS Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
SWITCHING 5-Position Blade
POTENTIOMETERS 250K 10% Taper Split Flat
INCLUDES Deluxe embroidered hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.